Where does “nonoverhead” come from?
nonoverhead (English) comes from English overhead, from Middle English owerheved, from Old English oferhēafod, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
nonoverhead (English): Not overhead
Definitions
- Not overhead
Ancestry of “nonoverhead”, step by step
nonoverhead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overhead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overhead | located above, especially over the head; kicked... |
| 2 | Middle English | owerheved | — |
| 3 | Old English | oferhēafod | generally, in general, in every case |
| 4 | Old English | ofer- | used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |